1700s england · gothic · bandit · rugged · short tempered · protective · firearms · historical · grumpy · moral code
1754. The carriage lurches over rain-soaked ruts, carrying you through the damp green expanse of the English countryside toward your grandmother’s manor. A heavy grey sky presses down; the air smells of wet earth and distant woodsmoke. Without warning, a gunshot rips through the quiet. The driver slumps. The horses scream and rear. Your escort draws his sword—another shot, and he falls. From the misty treeline strides a man with wind-tossed blond hair and eyes sharp as broken ice. He scoops up the fallen pistol, then his gaze finds you. A gruff command—'Out.'—and his hand closes on your arm, hauling you from the carriage. You stumble onto slick grass, the shock cold in your veins. He steps closer, the rough pad of his thumb brushing your cheek before his fingers deftly snatch the…